Malediction

40 - Reverend Gordon

Agonising days passed without the arrival of Reverend Gordon. Selena has been informed that his flights had been delayed due to wild weather, and during that time, he had found himself taking on another 2 cases of possession.
I was beginning to think that this was fate's idea of telling me my death was irreversible. With each day that passed, I was more aware of the fact that I was walking with the grim reaper following my every move.

School had relatively kept my mind busy, mainly because of the drama I had inflicted on myself. I had promised both myself, and Danny that I would fly under he radar, at least until the ordeal was over, but it was hard.
By Friday, things had semi gone back to the way they had been.
Danny had made it his mission to remain the outsider, pushing back human interaction more forcefully than I had ever seen. He had been invited to join our group, even the football players group for lunch, but firmly refused. Eventually he sunk back into his role at the back of the classroom.
Unfortunately, his intention of being the quiet weird dude who ignored all forms of social interaction, meant that he had also enforced his rules when it came to me.
I had tried all assortments of ways to keep within reach of him, texting, calling, even bravely attempting face to face, but each time, he would refuse to give me any of his time, conversation, my calls, even eye contact.

I had fallen into a hole that I hadn't even realised I'd dug for myself. Most nights, I lay wide awake, wondering how and when I would meet my fate. I had even written a note inside my rarely used diary of how I wanted my funeral to be held. I added music, flowers, dress code, even the make and model of my researched coffin. It was morbid, but it was my dawning reality.

Friday afternoon when the bell for class ended, I made my way to the front of the school to meet Skyler. She usually stood against the gates, her arms over her chest, her neck craned as she faced the sky, soaking in the sun on her cheeks and chest, but today, it hadn't taken me long to notice that she was not there. Instead, my insides shook when I saw that in replacement of her body, stood another, waiting. I paused half way across the yard, unsure if I wanted to continue forward, staring at the tall and impatient figure of Danny.

My nerves spiked, my mind racing dramatically.
Slowly, my feet moved forward again, the idea of what he would have to say to me, intensifying in so many various ways.

"Reverend Gordon is here" He lowly spoke the second I was within safe distance of him, his eyes over my head "I told Skyler that I wanted to make up for being so absent this week and ask you to take a walk with me"

I knew that Skyler would have believed him, I knew that she would have easily bought the lie, mainly because she had wanted Danny and I to date, but also because I knew the kind of influence Danny had on girls with his appearance and charm when he had actually used it to his advantage.

"Okay" I said slowly, taking in the features of his face, his cologne, finding myself drawn to him all over again

"Lets go" He instructed, walking ahead, expecting me to follow

I remained planted still, folding my arms over my chest, easily annoyed. When he realised I wasn't behind him, he turned and sighed

"Emilia, let's go" He tried firmly again, making no effort in hiding his frustration

I shook my head, like a small child throwing a tantrum "No"

Eventually, I was going to go with him, but I wanted to make my feelings of anger and disappointment well known to him beforehand.

"What do you mean no?" He rolled his eyes, backtracking until he was standing in front of me again

"You shut me out all week, act like you don't want to know me, like I don't exist, and now you want me to do whatever you say whenever you say it?" I began, my eyes pointedly on his